Sentence examples for being made light of from inspiring English sources

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"It's popular because of the sole fact that people are not accustomed to someone in such a special position in the community being made light of," the film's director, Kamal Tabrizi, told the Guardian.

"By losing your surname... you're being made light of, you're not respected... It's as if part of your self vanishes," said Kaori Oguni, a translator and one of the five women involved in the lawsuit.

I remember seeing Carter being made light of as well.

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Is this something to be made light of, Marijuana Deathsquads?

Death should not be made light of, nor usually is it appropriate to include gory details.

Of course, most dogs do duty as family pets, and that role should not be made light of.

"It's been made light of, and we've seen some great films, like Bruce Willis saving the day, but it is a very serious threat".

For legal reasons, the guide continues, writers shouldn't openly incite violence; "however, whenever someone does something violent, it should be made light of".

Clearly this conviction is incredibly serious and cannot be made light of in any way.

"My aunt's elementary school friend's trauma really shouldn't be made light of".

What other kind of disorder (yup, the D in OCD stands for "disorder") is made light of like this?

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